formic acid is stronger than the acetic acid.give reason?
king , 11 Years ago
Grade Upto college level
3 Answers
Akarsh Aithal
Last Activity: 11 Years ago
In formic acid,H atom hsving I =0 is attached with -COOH group which does not change the ionisation of the acid. But,
-CH3 group attached with -COOH group in CH3-COOH has +ve inductive effect and so reduces the ionisation of acetic acid. Hence,formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid.